Where does “ನಭ” come from?

ನಭ (Kannada) comes from Sanskrit नभस्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas, from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

ನಭ (Kannada): sky, atmosphere

Definitions

  1. sky, atmosphere

Ancestry of “ನಭ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritनभस्mist, fog, clouds, vapour; the sky or atmosphere;...
2Proto-Indo-Iraniannábʰascloud, mist moisture
3Proto-Indo-Europeannébʰoscloud; mist, moisture
4Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -os →Every word from Proto-Indo-European nébʰos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian nábʰas →